Miner&#39;s tool



April 1931'. J. s 1,802,515

. MINERS TOOL Filed Feb. ,35, 1929 In ven ior 0 056771? Izlik f MAttorney Patented Apr. 28, 1931 UNITED STATES JOSEPH KAISER, OF AUGUSTA,WISCONSIN 'MINERS TOOL Application filed February 25, 1929.

This invention relates to a combination tool designed more especiallyfor use by miners or blasters, for cutting and splitting fuses and thelike, for crimping the caps upon the fuses and forming the holes in theexplosive cartridge for the reception of the cap fuse, the primaryobject of the invention being to provide a tool of this character,provided with an improved cutting means capable of either cutting thefuses into the desired length or splitting their ends as may be desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a miners and blasterstool of the class described capable of many uses from the fewestpossible number of parts, durable, and one well adapted for the purposeto which it is designed.

The above and numerous other objects andadvantages will presentthemselves from a study of the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanylng drawings,

wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tool.

Figure 2 is an edge elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on lines 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a sectionalview taken on line et4 of Figure 1.

When reference is had to the drawing it will be seen that my improvedtool consists of two members, A and B, pivoted together as at C and inits general appearance to resemble a pair of pliers. Each of the membersA and B are provided with a jaw porr tion 2 and a handle portion 1respectively, and it will be seen that one of the jaw portions 2 may bebeveled at its inner end as at 3 to form a cutting edge. The inner edgeof the cooperating jaw is of substantially the same thickness as theentire jaw. This construction of the jaw is best shown in Figure 3 ofthe drawing. The purpose of providing one of the jaws with a fiatmarginal'edge such as at 4 is to provide a substantially fiat supportfor the fuse when the fuse is inserted between the jaws either to be cutin length or to split the ends of the fuse to facilitate the ignition ofthe outer end of the fuse.

Oppositely disposed notches 6 are formed in the handle portions 1 of themembers A the end of the fuse to be ignited in the bore.

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and B and disposed in cooperating, opposing relation on the inner edgesof both these members adj acent their pivotal connection. These notches6 constitute means for crimping the cap upon the fuse end. The handleportion 1 of the member A tapersat its outer end to terminate in avpoint7, which point may be used for punching a hole in thecartridge or forother work common to securing the fuse in place in blastingwork. Formed,preferably on the handle portion B is an elongated groove 8 which grooveextends longitudinally of the handle and is provided with an inclinedroughened surface 9. This slot and its roughened surface provides meansfor igniting a match and is capable of use in rainy or windy weather.

Further attention is called to the handle portion 1 of the memberBwherein it willbe seen that the handle is formed at its outer end withan inwardly extending projection 10, said projection extending at rightangles to the handle proper." Formed within'this handle intermediate theprojection 10 and the elongated recess 8 is formed a bore 11 extendingtransversely of the handle and provided with openings on the oppositeedges of the handle. The purpose of this bore is to form a seat for thereception of a fuse shown so in dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawing,while the projection 10 forms a rest or support against which the fusemay be urged by one finger of the operator, for maintaining As shown toadvantage in Figure 1, when the fuse is inserted in the bore 11, thetaper or winch of the fuse terminates within the bore at the end of thegroove 9, so that when lighting the fuse, the flame will be shieldedsomewhat from the wind, thus facilitating the lighting of the fuseduring windy or rainy weather.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a toolsuitable for use by miners and blasters, which is of simpleconstruction, durable, and well adapted for the purpose intended.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a tool of the class described, ahandle member, said handle provided with a longitudinally extendingrecess, said recess having a bottom wall extending obliquely withrespect to the longitudinal axis of said handle, said bottom wall beingadapted to provide a match igniting surface, said handle at thelowermost end of the bottom wall of said recess being provided with atransverse bore communicating with said recess, said bore adapted toreceive therein a fuse to be ignited with the wick of the fuseterminating within the bore.

2. In a tool of the class described, a handle member, said handleprovided with a longitudinally extending recess, said recess hav ing abottom wall extending obliquely with :respect to the longitudinal axisof said handle, said bottom wall being adapted to provide a matchigniting surface, said handle at the lowermost end of the bottom wall ofsaid recess being provided with a transverse bore communicating withsaid recess, said bore adapted to receive therein a fuse to be ignitedwith the wick of the fuse terminating within the bore, said handle beingfurther provided with a lateral projection adjacent said bore, one faceof said projection constituting a continuation of one wall of said bore.

3. A tool comprising in combination, a part provided with a recess, anda bore communicating with said recess, said bore adapted to receivetherein an element to be ignited, and said recess having one wallthereof roughened to provide an igniting surface in proximity to saidbore.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

' JOSEPH KAISER.

